A recipe that makes 16 cookies calls for 1/4cup of sugar and 2/3cup of flour. Janelle wants toproportionally increase these amou

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A recipe that makes 16 cookies calls for 1/4cup of sugar and 2/3cup of flour. Janelle wants toproportionally increase these amou

nts to get a new recipe using one cup of sugar.
a. Using the new recipe, how much flour should she use?
b. How many cookies can she make with the new recipe?

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Usimov [2.4K] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-16T00:23:36+03:00

Usimov [2.4K]3 years ago

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16 cookies : 1/4 cup of sugar : 2/3 cup of flour
(x4) (x4) (x4)
64 cookies : 1 cup of sugar : 2 2/3 cup of flour

(a) She will need 2 2/3 cup of flour.
(b) She can make 64 cookies.